Azania A037 HRM Minor

HOW HAS TIMES NETWORK MANAGED TO ADAPT TO 'WORK FROM HOME'? By Azania T. P. (A037) Student. NMIMS SPP SPTM

The Human Resources Department at MD Times Network Strategy side Thoroughly believe in employee care and don’t wanna 12 TV Head HR send anyone home who could possibly infect others CHANNELS Mrs. Poonam Bavdankar, Associate Vice President of Human Resources 1.The HR VP provides the Manpower budget 60% 40% HR VP for the Broadcasting department has (Jan and Feb) to finance department for given multiple interviews over the P&L 1/4th on the field ZOOM lockdown and this is the information (ENTERTAIN gathered from one of those 2.Aligning the cost to strategy 3/4 control interviews. She having working for 3.Multiple location meetings multiple times room MENT) the past 20 years the experience has been quite an enriching 8 months. (12 HODs) Managers Each unit having Support Functions 4.Closing plans with higher management PROACTIVE PRECAUTION of their own 5.Hiring for HOD and certain higher levels Number of Employees* 8TH MARCH Only Times Now from dealing with consultants Organization HR Department 6.Succession Planning for higher positions FIRST Delhi Prime time (9pm) ZOOM FEED ORGANIZATION (US) - 1200 6 based on hiring needs reporters have to come 7.Ensuring no desk is 'unmanned' and TO TELL SEPARATE PEOPLE TO to office following Cars for all replacing: STAY HOME shifts pickup First preference for employees Junior level-intern reporters AND WORK Social distancing and drop off and family members in Mumbai Senior level- more experienced reporters Laptops on rent, *Broadcasting Department Sanitised regularly Paid for tests APRIL Broadcasting has to be in the 5 PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR office but with very minimal TESTED POSITIVE, MUMBAI staff Helter skelter Admin to HR 8.Discussion with MD and COO Set up at home No entry without HR VP's No one knew what to do and they 9. Signatory Graphics, Editorial permission via call or mail Tie up with the Managing Director of the shut down the office. They shifted the broadcasting equipment to a Operational side and Production, etc. Admin and Security team hospital that they never ran into a situation hotel room and the rest was handled by Noida control room for 3 days 1.Decision to hire or not hire lower level produce from home monitor and send report where they did not have a bed. The room when BMC came to the office. employees and act accordingly People were scared to come to work Reporters every 2 hours would be ready before they reach hospital. All because of family pressure so they 2.Pay cut management Backdrops and set Mail sent from Admin about set up rooms in Taj (one person per 3.Employee Engagement defaulters who don’t wear based on good coordination with the Admin room) for 15-20 days. They were only 4.Appraisal - hinting who is an additional up lights camera mask or hand gloves or social released when test came positive stand sent before distancing Department. twice. Other than this only a few cost when we can replace for less cost lockdown to shoot cases were seen from those who Housekeeping, security, cleaners and other interns Third party from home Special insurance of about 2 lakhs workers (~300 people) Did not suffer - Get a call from her and then much when they follow it - Not allowed if supervisor pressurises to come even if not well - Team A and B alternates every 15 days to come to the office lockdown started Declaration form every Friday Either you run the went grocery shopping, etc. Digital writing is about very specific topics like Education, Entertainment, Photography contest judged by race with me or get ADDRESS June- Politics, International news, etc. and is done by 50 people in the Digital the Head editor for photography out of the racecourse Times Network, October Department. The reporters had not done much writing before and were Best cook Equinox Business Park, Online Housie - E-tickets Tower 1, 6th Floor, Close to unsure. \"How can we file a digital story we are journalists.\" So they made a Guess the picture In the beginning of the year revenues Ambedkar Nagar, Kurla West. Telegram group to give them Training on how to file digital stories and where Guess the meme went down and there were pay cuts. Mumbai – 400070 Odd one out Employees appreciate the care and are 5000 stories bigger files could be shared. They write on relatively smaller stories that would Name place animal thing still contributing. Many metrics were CONTACT DETAILS not be featured on TV usually but on digital platform they become hits and Channel Anniversary measured for 1st quarter about effective published by 100 people become trending stories on Google. It is a sort of short lived fame but it is utilization of resources by the employees. writing everyday They are a different breed. They are the face of the there to stay online. [email protected] channel. To them News is very important. They would call Editorial Digital Team and Celebration with Talents MS Teams meetings and calls; minutes spent +91 99209 28886 the VP up personally, frustrated to be at home. So for Contest from different # of promos and graphics by digital team them instead of activities, they asked the Head HR if they departments and a Virtual cake # of mails sent and received could file digital stories, who got it approved by the MD. Support Functions cutting by the MD The HRD laid off those who weren't By Azania T. P. (A037) \"This is a sort of Cross-functional alignment that is usually not All suggested by young team members who's hands on within the requirements last month after Student. NMIMS SPP SPTM possible in the office since people are territorial about their job.\" tech savvy. They created their own employees group. The discussing with them and their bosses. buzz was started on Friday for upcoming events mostly Gave them a long rope but no one can hide under the carpet.